We have done a couple of exciting things since our last update. The biggest thing we did was to get a new dog and a new horse.

The dog's name is Moses. He is a great dane mix. He is about 5 years old and is pretty much all trained. We got him from a shelter in Illinois as a former stray. He is doing great other than he is a little too excited about cats in general. Bobcat is now 13 years old, slowing down a bit and is in the house 24/7 so we have had to keep them separate. We are working through this and I think we will get past it and arrive at a reliable, calm place with a little more work and supervision.  Moses is very eager to please and is a great listener, so he is easy to teach and correct. 

Checkers is our new broodmare. She is a quarter horse that Andy Chvala knew about. She is very stocky and should be a nice broodmare for us. She has a cataract in one of her eyes, but it doesn't seem to bother her.  She has settled in fast and made herself right at home.

The other thing we have been doing is trying to deal with the weather. We have had a ton of snow. Then it melted and rained and then froze again. There is ice everywhere and it makes it hard to move the horses in and out and get work done safely. So far I haven't fallen, but sorry to say, Susan has.  She is just sore, and I am sure I will sooner or later. It is supposed to rain this weekend so maybe finally it will melt again and we can do some heavy-duty tractoring clean-up.

Thanks fot watching,

S/B